"Yowoo!"
Facing Axel's command, Pheromosa completely changed from her cold and aloof appearance.
A red light condensed in her hand, quickly forming into a red ball.
The ball wasn't large, even half the size of the Water Gun skill used by Squirtle, yet it exuded a terrifying power.
The referee nearby was dumbfounded.
'According to the registration before the battle, this Pokémon named Pheromosa is only level 5, so how can it unleash such a powerful skill?'
'This kind of overwhelming power...'
'Even a level 20 Pokémon will have a hard time resisting it!'
Gary's female companions also stopped cheering, each covering their mouths, looking at the battle on stage in disbelief.
Although Focus Blast was used second, its flying speed far exceeded that of the Water Gun.
The two skills collided in the middle of the stage, creating a brief clash.
In less than a second, the momentum of the Water Gun completely vanished, turning into a spray of water scattered across the field.
After a series of impacts, the Focus Blast was barely weakened at all and continued rushing straight toward Squirtle.
"Squirtle, withdraw into your shell!"
Squirtle immediately pulled in its limbs and tail, completely hiding its weak points within its hard shell.
In the game, the effect of this move is simply to raise defense.
But in reality, it's clearly not the same. Getting hit in the head versus getting hit on the shell obviously results in different damage.
BOOM!
With a dull thud, Squirtle was instantly knocked into the air by the kinetic force of the Focus Blast, seemingly about to fly out of the battle area.
"Squirtle, use Rapid Spin and bounce off the wall to return to the stage!"
Gary was clearly not a first-time battler, he had plenty of combat experience.
Faced with what seemed like a losing blow, he quickly came up with a solution.
Unfortunately...
He ran into Axel.
Although Axel hadn't fought personally before, he had witnessed countless championship and legendary Pokémon battles with his own eyes.
"Pheromosa, use Speed Swap."
A red light flashed in Pheromosa's eyes, and the Speed Swap skill was activated.
At the same time, a downward ring of red light appeared on her body, causing her speed to plummet, becoming the same as Squirtle's.
Whereas on Squirtle, an upward red light appeared, and its speed surged.
Squirtle's body had already been out of control, and after the speed boost, it almost completely lost its balance.
Its body bounced off the ceiling and walls, making a series of dull thumping sounds.
If Squirtle couldn't stabilize itself, Axel might not even need to strike again, Squirtle would probably knock itself unconscious.
The referee looked at Axel in surprise.
As someone who worked in the battle arena, he had seen at least hundreds if not a thousand battles.
Ordinary trainers used Speed Swap either to gain the enemy's speed or to retrieve their own lost speed.
But using Speed Swap like this, it was his first time seeing it.
And Axel had used it at just the right moment, almost achieving a one-hit defeat.
Gary clenched his fists tightly, anxiously watching Squirtle, "Hang in there!"
"As long as you land back on the stage and eat the Dragonfire Berry, we still have the strength to fight."
Want to eat a Dragonfire Berry?
Better ask Pheromosa if she agrees.
Axel gave another command to Pheromosa.
"Pheromosa, use Bug Bite to attack!"
[Bug Bite: Bite the opponent to attack. If the opponent carries a berry, it can be eaten and its effect obtained.]
Pheromosa immediately leapt high, precisely appearing beside Squirtle.
At the same time, a bug-like shadow appeared behind her.
The bug shadow opened its mouth wide and bit into Squirtle, biting off a pink berry and quickly swallowing it in a few gulps.
A red upward glow appeared instantly on Pheromosa.
Special Attack greatly increased.
Gary was completely stunned.
Axel chuckled, "Thanks, I ate your Dragonfire Berry for you."
"Pheromosa, use Focus Blast again!"
BOOM!
After being strengthened by the Dragonfire Berry, even though Pheromosa's level was lower than Squirtle's, her Special Attack now completely overwhelmed him.
With a loud bang, Squirtle was blasted off the stage, eyes spinning as he collapsed on the ground.
Even after the battle ended, Gary was still dazed.
'My Squirtle was level 12.'
'And I even prepared a Dragonfire Berry, a one-time item costing 2,000.'
'By all logic, even if the opponent's Pokémon is an Ultra Beast, it shouldn't have been able to beat my Squirtle.'
'Yet this guy even ate my berry.'
'My 2,000-dollar-a-piece berry.'
'Why does such a dirty skill exist in the world?'
"Ahem, will the losing player please send out your second Pokémon."
Gary looked at the referee like he was looking at an idiot.
'My Eevee is only level 5, and the opponent's Special Attack is already significantly boosted, how am I supposed to fight?'
Sending out his second Pokémon in this situation wouldn't help at all, and would only lower their affection level for no reason.
Just as Gary was about to forfeit, Axel's eyes suddenly lit up.
Because after defeating Gary's Squirtle, his tag system had burst out a tag.
In his system storage, a tag now lay quietly.
[Breeder (Purple): The food you make can increase the growth speed of Pokémon to a certain extent. Your Pokémon can gain more growth insight during battle. Purple grade bonus: 100%]
This tag was exactly the same as the one Gary had. If Axel guessed correctly, this was the secret behind how Gary and Green raised their Pokémon so quickly.
At the same time, behind the purple tag, two words also appeared—"Equip" and "Fuse".
You could equip the tag to yourself or use it to upgrade an existing tag.
But upgrading a tag was a bit difficult, it required ten tags of the same level, or one higher-level tag.
Upgrading his [Admired by the Opposite Sex] tag with this one seemed a bit wasteful.
Axel silently said "Equip," and the two tags on his body instantly became three.
After doing all this, Axel's gaze returned to Gary.
Eyes sparkling.
Besides the Breeder tag, Gary also had other tags like [Friend of Girls], [Rich Heir], and more.
If Axel didn't know about tag bursts, that'd be one thing.
But now that he did, how could he let Gary forfeit so easily?
Of course, Axel had to solemnly declare one thing. He definitely wasn't aiming for Gary's "Friend of Girls" tag.
"Gary, can I use my Smoliv to fight you in the next round?"
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